diff --git a/transpiler/main/c_code_gen.c b/transpiler/main/c_code_gen.c
index be7341dca..6a50bb4d7 100644
--- a/transpiler/main/c_code_gen.c
+++ b/transpiler/main/c_code_gen.c
@@ -401,7 +401,11 @@ void transpileAssignStmt(struct AssignStmt* as, struct Ctx* ctx){
 		//find type via local variable symbol table
 		assert(ctx->tables->lvst != NULL);
 		
-		struct LVSTLine* line = lvst_get(ctx->tables->lvst, as->var->simpleVar->name);
+		struct LVSTLine* line = lvst_get(
+			ctx->tables->lvst, 
+			as->var->simpleVar->name, 
+			ctx->flags->debug
+		);
 		
 		assert(line != NULL);
 		
diff --git a/transpiler/main/tables/localvarsymtable.c b/transpiler/main/tables/localvarsymtable.c
index 022cabb63..eb2b3c6c1 100644
--- a/transpiler/main/tables/localvarsymtable.c
+++ b/transpiler/main/tables/localvarsymtable.c
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ void discoverLVAssignStmt(
 // --------------------------------------------------------
 //to add a row to the local variable symbol table
 //the lvst works as a set regarding the 'name' of the local variable
-void lvst_add(struct LVST* lvst, struct LVSTLine* line);
+void lvst_add(struct LVST* lvst, struct LVSTLine* line, bool debug);
 // --------------------------------------------------------
 
 struct LVST* makeLocalVarSymTable(bool debug){
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ void fillLocalVarSymTable(
 		line->isArg = true;
 		line->firstOccur = NULL;
 		
-		lvst_add(st->lvst, line);
+		lvst_add(st->lvst, line, debug);
 	}
 	
 	if(debug){
@@ -130,10 +130,14 @@ void freeLVSTLine(struct LVSTLine* l){
 	free(l);
 }
 
-void lvst_add(struct LVST* lvst, struct LVSTLine* line){
-	
-	//no debug param, so we print
-	printf("lvst_add(%p, %p)\n", lvst, line);
+void lvst_add(
+	struct LVST* lvst, 
+	struct LVSTLine* line,
+	bool debug
+){
+	if(debug){
+		printf("lvst_add(%p, %p)\n", lvst, line);
+	}
 	
 	//the local var symbol table works as a set
 	//with 'name' as the key
@@ -168,10 +172,15 @@ void lvst_add(struct LVST* lvst, struct LVSTLine* line){
 	lvst->count += 1;
 }
 
-struct LVSTLine* lvst_get(struct LVST* lvst, char* name){
+struct LVSTLine* lvst_get(
+	struct LVST* lvst, 
+	char* name,
+	bool debug
+){
 	
-	//no debug param, so we print
-	printf("lvst_get(%p, %s)\n", lvst, name);
+	if(debug){
+		printf("lvst_get(%p, %s)\n", lvst, name);
+	}
 	
 	for(int i = 0; i < lvst->count; i++){
 		
@@ -273,7 +282,7 @@ void discoverLVAssignStmt(
 	line->firstOccur = a;
 	line->isArg = false;;
 	
-	lvst_add(st->lvst, line);
+	lvst_add(st->lvst, line, debug);
 }
 
 void lvst_print(struct LVST* lvst){
diff --git a/transpiler/main/tables/localvarsymtable.h b/transpiler/main/tables/localvarsymtable.h
index 3ab73f8b6..c1172fed6 100644
--- a/transpiler/main/tables/localvarsymtable.h
+++ b/transpiler/main/tables/localvarsymtable.h
@@ -56,7 +56,9 @@ void fillLocalVarSymTable(
 void freeLocalVarSymTable(struct LVST* lvst);
 
 //obtain a reference to the line for that identifier
-struct LVSTLine* lvst_get(struct LVST* lvst, char* name);
+struct LVSTLine* lvst_get(
+	struct LVST* lvst, char* name, bool debug
+);
 
 void lvst_print(struct LVST* lvst);
 #endif
diff --git a/transpiler/main/tables/subrsymtable.c b/transpiler/main/tables/subrsymtable.c
index db92dccfc..be038d4c7 100644
--- a/transpiler/main/tables/subrsymtable.c
+++ b/transpiler/main/tables/subrsymtable.c
@@ -27,7 +27,9 @@ struct SST* makeSubrSymTable(struct Namespace* ns, bool debug){
 		line->isLibC = false;
 		line->returnType = m->returnType;
 		
-		printf("\tadding '%s' to subroutine symbol table\n", line->name);
+		if(debug){
+			printf("\tadding '%s' to subroutine symbol table\n", line->name);
+		}
 		sst_add(sst, line);
 	}
 	
diff --git a/transpiler/main/typeinference.c b/transpiler/main/typeinference.c
index 9d60a5b00..42a2cc6b4 100644
--- a/transpiler/main/typeinference.c
+++ b/transpiler/main/typeinference.c
@@ -149,7 +149,9 @@ struct Type* inferTypeSimpleVar(struct ST* st, struct SimpleVar* v){
 	//of another variable, it should have been initialized
 	//before. so we can pull it's type from the LSVT
 	
-	struct LVSTLine* line = lvst_get(st->lvst, v->name);
+	//debug=true as param because
+	//we do not get debug param here
+	struct LVSTLine* line = lvst_get(st->lvst, v->name, true);
 	
 	//if it has an index, we unwrap the type
 	if(v->optIndex != NULL){